83 FR 24323 - Accreditation and Approval of Inspectorate America Corporation (Houston, TX), as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 102 (May 25, 2018)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 102 (May 25, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-11314 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 102 (Friday, May 25, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 24323-24324] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-11314] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Customs and Border Protection Accreditation and Approval of Inspectorate America Corporation (Houston, TX), as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of Inspectorate America Corporation (Houston, TX), as a commercial gauger and laboratory. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Inspectorate America Corporation (Houston, TX), has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of July 11, 2017. DATES: Inspectorate America Corporation (Houston, TX) was accredited and approved, as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of July 11, 2017. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for July 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Justin Shey, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1500N, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202-344-1060. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, that Inspectorate America Corporation, 16025- C Jacintoport Blvd., Houston, TX 77015 has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes, in accordance with the provisions of 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13. Inspectorate America Corporation is approved for the following gauging procedures for petroleum and certain petroleum products from the American Petroleum Institute (API): ------------------------------------------------------------------------ API chapters Title ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3................................ Tank Gauging. 7................................ Temperature Determination. 8................................ Sampling. 12............................... Calculations. 17............................... Marine Measurement. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Inspectorate America Corporation is accredited for the following laboratory analysis procedures and methods for [[Page 24324]] petroleum and certain petroleum products set forth by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Laboratory Methods (CBPL) and American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM): ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CBPL No. ASTM Title ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27-01.................................. D 287 Standard Test Method for API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Petroleum Products (Hydrometer Method). 27-03.................................. D 4006 Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oil by Distillation. 27-04.................................. D 95 Standard Test Method for Water in Petroleum Products and Bituminous Materials by Distillation. 27-06.................................. D 473 Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oils and Fuel Oils by the Extraction Method. 27-11.................................. D 445 Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (and Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity). 27-13.................................. D 4294 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum and Petroleum Products by Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry. 27-48.................................. D 4052 Standard Test Method for Density and Relative Density of Liquids by Digital Density Meter. 27-50.................................. D 93 Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester. 27-54.................................. D 1796 Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Fuel Oils by the Centrifuge Method (Laboratory Procedure). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anyone wishing to employ this entity to conduct laboratory analyses and gauger services should request and receive written assurances from the entity that it is accredited or approved by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct the specific test or gauger service requested. Alternatively, inquiries regarding the specific test or gauger service this entity is accredited or approved to perform may be directed to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection by calling (202) 344-1060. The inquiry may also be sent to [email protected]. Please reference the website listed below for a complete listing of CBP approved gaugers and accredited laboratories. http://www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories. Dated: May 18, 2018. Dave Fluty, Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate. [FR Doc. 2018-11314 Filed 5-24-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111-14-P
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and personal information concerning SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
individuals associated with the grant pursuant to CBP regulations, that Omni SECURITY
applications, the disclosure of which Hydrocarbon Measurement, Inc. has
would constitute a clearly unwarranted been approved to gauge petroleum and U.S. Customs and Border Protection
invasion of personal privacy. certain petroleum products for customs
Accreditation and Approval of
Name of Committee: National Institute of purposes for the next three years as of
Inspectorate America Corporation
Allergy and Infectious Diseases Special July 6, 2017.
Emphasis Panel; NIAID Investigator Initiated (Houston, TX), as a Commercial
Program Project Applications (P01). Applicable Dates: The approval of Gauger and Laboratory
Date: June 15, 2018. Omni Hydrocarbon Measurement, Inc.,
as commercial gauger became effective AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border
Time: 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant Protection, Department of Homeland
on July 6, 2017. The next triennial
applications. Security.
inspection date will be scheduled for
Place: National Institutes of Health, 5601 ACTION: Notice of accreditation and
Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20892
July 2020.
approval of Inspectorate America
(Telephone Conference Call). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Corporation (Houston, TX), as a
Contact Person: Priti Mehrotra, Ph.D., Melanie Glass, Laboratories and commercial gauger and laboratory.
Chief, Immunology Review Branch Scientific
Review Program, Division of Extramural Scientific Services, U.S. Customs and
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given,
Activities, Room #3G40, National Institutes Border Protection, 1331 Pennsylvania
pursuant to CBP regulations, that
of Health/NIAID, 5601 Fishers Lane, MSC Avenue NW, Suite 1500N, Washington,
9823, Bethesda, MD 20892–7616, 240–669–
Inspectorate America Corporation
DC 20229, tel. 202–344–1060.
5066, pmehrotra@niaid.nih.gov. (Houston, TX), has been approved to
Name of Committee: National Institute of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is gauge petroleum and certain petroleum
Allergy and Infectious Diseases Special hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.13, products and accredited to test
Emphasis Panel; NIAID Clinical Trial that Omni Hydrocarbon Measurement, petroleum and certain petroleum
Planning Grant (R34); NIAID Clinical Trial Inc., 914 Kennings Avenue, Crosby, TX products for customs purposes for the
Implementation Grant (R01); NIAID Clinical 77532, has been approved to gauge next three years as of July 11, 2017.
Trial Implementation Cooperative Agreement petroleum and certain petroleum DATES: Inspectorate America
(U01). Corporation (Houston, TX) was
Date: June 18–19, 2018. products for customs purposes, in
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. accordance with the provisions of 19 accredited and approved, as a
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant CFR 151.13. Omni Hydrocarbon commercial gauger and laboratory as of
applications. Measurement, Inc. is approved for the July 11, 2017. The next triennial
Place: National Institutes of Health, 5601 following gauging procedures for inspection date will be scheduled for
Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20892 petroleum and certain petroleum July 2020.
(Telephone Conference Call). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Contact Person: Maryam Feili-Hariri, products per the American Petroleum
Institute (API) Measurement Standards: Justin Shey, Laboratories and Scientific
Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer Scientific
Review Program Division of Extramural
Services Directorate, U.S. Customs and
Activities, National Institutes of Health/ API chapters Title Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania
NIAID, 5601 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD Avenue NW, Suite 1500N, Washington,
20852, 240–669–5026, haririmf@ 8 ................... Sampling. DC 20229, tel. 202–344–1060.
niaid.nih.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Anyone wishing to employ this entity hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12
Program Nos. 93.855, Allergy, Immunology, and 19 CFR 151.13, that Inspectorate
and Transplantation Research; 93.856,
to conduct gauger services should
request and receive written assurances America Corporation, 16025–C
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Jacintoport Blvd., Houston, TX 77015
Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS) from the entity that it is approved by the
U.S. Customs and Border Protection to has been approved to gauge petroleum
Dated: May 21, 2018. and certain petroleum products and
Natasha M. Copeland,
conduct the specific test or gauger
accredited to test petroleum and certain
service requested. Alternatively,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory petroleum products for customs
Committee Policy. inquiries regarding the specific test or
purposes, in accordance with the
[FR Doc. 2018–11213 Filed 5–24–18; 8:45 am]
gauger service this entity is approved to provisions of 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR
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perform may be directed to the U.S. 151.13. Inspectorate America
Customs and Border Protection by Corporation is approved for the
calling (202) 344–1060. The inquiry may following gauging procedures for
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND also be sent to cbp.labhq@dhs.gov. petroleum and certain petroleum
SECURITY Please reference the website listed products from the American Petroleum
below for a complete listing of CBP Institute (API):
U.S. Customs and Border Protection approved gaugers and accredited
laboratories. http://www.cbp.gov/sites/ API Title
Approval of Omni Hydrocarbon default/files/documents/gaulist_3.pdf. chapters
Measurement, Inc. (Crosby, TX), as a
Commercial Gauger Dated: May 1, 2018. 3 ................... Tank Gauging.
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Dave Fluty, 7 ................... Temperature Determination.
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Executive Director, Laboratories and
8 ................... Sampling.
Protection, Department of Homeland 12 ................. Calculations.
Scientific Services, Operations Support. 17 ................. Marine Measurement.
Security.
[FR Doc. 2018–11312 Filed 5–24–18; 8:45 am]
ACTION: Notice of approval of Omni
BILLING CODE 9111–14–P Inspectorate America Corporation is
Hydrocarbon Measurement, Inc., as a
accredited for the following laboratory
commercial gauger.
analysis procedures and methods for
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petroleum and certain petroleum Methods (CBPL) and American Society
products set forth by the U.S. Customs for Testing and Materials (ASTM):
and Border Protection Laboratory
CBPL No. ASTM Title
27–01 .......................................... D 287 Standard Test Method for API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Petroleum Products (Hy-
drometer Method).
27–03 .......................................... D 4006 Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oil by Distillation.
27–04 .......................................... D 95 Standard Test Method for Water in Petroleum Products and Bituminous Materials by Dis-
tillation.
27–06 .......................................... D 473 Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oils and Fuel Oils by the Extraction Method.
27–11 .......................................... D 445 Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (and Cal-
culation of Dynamic Viscosity).
27–13 .......................................... D 4294 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum and Petroleum Products by Energy Disper-
sive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry.
27–48 .......................................... D 4052 Standard Test Method for Density and Relative Density of Liquids by Digital Density Meter.
27–50 .......................................... D 93 Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester.
27–54 .......................................... D 1796 Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Fuel Oils by the Centrifuge Method (Lab-
oratory Procedure).
Anyone wishing to employ this entity following information collection request collection was previously published in
to conduct laboratory analyses and to the Office of Management and Budget the Federal Register (82 FR 55849) on
gauger services should request and (OMB) for review and approval in November 24, 2018, allowing for a 60-
receive written assurances from the accordance with the Paperwork day comment period. This notice allows
entity that it is accredited or approved Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The for an additional 30 days for public
by the U.S. Customs and Border information collection is published in comments. This process is conducted in
Protection to conduct the specific test or the Federal Register to obtain comments accordance with 5 CFR 1320.8. Written
gauger service requested. Alternatively, from the public and affected agencies. comments and suggestions from the
inquiries regarding the specific test or DATES: Comments are encouraged and public and affected agencies should
gauger service this entity is accredited will be accepted (no later than June 25, address one or more of the following
or approved to perform may be directed 2018) to be assured of consideration. four points: (1) Whether the proposed
to the U.S. Customs and Border ADDRESSES: Interested persons are collection of information is necessary
Protection by calling (202) 344–1060. invited to submit written comments on for the proper performance of the
The inquiry may also be sent to this proposed information collection to functions of the agency, including
CBPGaugersLabs@cbp.dhs.gov. Please the Office of Information and Regulatory whether the information will have
reference the website listed below for a Affairs, Office of Management and practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
complete listing of CBP approved Budget. Comments should be addressed agency’s estimate of the burden of the
gaugers and accredited laboratories. to the OMB Desk Officer for Customs proposed collection of information,
http://www.cbp.gov/about/labs- and Border Protection, Department of including the validity of the
scientific/commercial-gaugers-and- Homeland Security, and sent via methodology and assumptions used; (3)
laboratories. electronic mail to dhsdeskofficer@ suggestions to enhance the quality,
Dated: May 18, 2018. omb.eop.gov. utility, and clarity of the information to
Dave Fluty, be collected; and (4) suggestions to
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
minimize the burden of the collection of
Executive Director, Laboratories and Requests for additional PRA information
Scientific Services Directorate. information on those who are to
should be directed to the CBP
respond, including through the use of
[FR Doc. 2018–11314 Filed 5–24–18; 8:45 am] Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, U.S.
appropriate automated, electronic,
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mechanical, or other technological
of Trade, Regulations and Rulings,
collection techniques or other forms of
Economic Impact Analysis Branch, 90 K
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND information technology, e.g., permitting
Street NE, 10th Floor, Washington, DC
SECURITY electronic submission of responses. The
20229–1177, or via email CBP_PRA@
comments that are submitted will be
cbp.dhs.gov. Please note that the contact
U.S. Customs and Border Protection summarized and included in the request
information provided here is solely for
for approval. All comments will become
[1651–0055] questions regarding this notice.
a matter of public record.
Individuals seeking information about
Agency Information Collection other CBP programs should contact the Overview of This Information
Activities: Harbor Maintenance Fee CBP National Customer Service Center Collection
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border at 877–227–5511, (TTY) 1–800–877–
8339, or CBP website at https:// Title: Harbor Maintenance Fee.
Protection (CBP), Department of OMB Number: 1651–0055.
Homeland Security. www.cbp.gov/.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP Form Number: CBP Forms 349 and
ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for
invites the general public and other 350.
comments; extension of an existing
collection of information. Federal agencies to comment on the Current Actions: CBP proposes to
proposed and/or continuing information extend the expiration date of this
SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland collections pursuant to the Paperwork information collection with no change
Security, U.S. Customs and Border Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 to the burden hours or to Forms 349 and
Protection will be submitting the et seq.). This proposed information 350.
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| Action | Notice of accreditation and approval of Inspectorate America Corporation (Houston, TX), as a commercial gauger and laboratory. | |
| Dates | Inspectorate America Corporation (Houston, TX) was accredited and approved, as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of July 11, 2017. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for July 2020. | |
| Contact | Dr. Justin Shey, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1500N, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202-344-1060. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 24323 |
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